Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-04-21
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.
Creston is figuring on new $40. 900

SiSShSu ~ A|ShioNh thio
The Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy road
pays 1888, 10S in taxes to the State treas.
ary. 1t pays the largest amount Of any
Of the railroads running through the
State.
Fishermen with seines and traps are
pulling out fish by the thousand pounds,
two and three times day. in the lakes
Of Pottawattamie and Harrison counties,
In direct violation of the laws.
Des Moines has eight railroad bridges
and seven wagon bridges over its two
rivers and expect to build two more dur
ing the coming season.
The packing house and glucose works
at Marshalltown, have about suspended
operations for the present. and many OF
the business men are talking hard about
|enator Cullom, who managed the bill
T the Chicago people. @
The Griswold college, Grace cathedral,
nd the Episcopal diocese of Iowa, were
among the bcneficiaries of Catharine Lo-
rillard Wolfe, whose death occurred in
New York week ago, and her father,
who died few years since, to the extent
Of $50, 900 at least.
The Sioux Rapids Press reports Pc
uliar elopemcnt. VIM. Hess. simple
blind boy, and blind girl named Dru.
:illa Congrove, fell madly in love with
each other, and receiving some objections
rom the boys parents, concluded to elopc.
The young man managed to get $l5, and
then purchased tickets for Omaha, having
SO left. 1t is sure case of the blind
leading the blind.
A teamster named William Hartley met
with an accident that terminated his life
in less than two minutes after its occur
renee. at Des Moines, April IA. Mr..
Hartley was seated on load of brick
driving along unconscious of danger
when, without moments warning, the
forward endgate of the bed dropped out.
The brick having no support, began
tumbling forward, striking the legs of
the horses and causing them to run away.
Mr.. Hartley exerted himself to restrain
the team, but in the excitement he lost
his foothold and fell forward between
the wagon and horses to the ground.
The animals, freed from restraint sprang
quickly forward, and in doing SO pulled
the wheels directly over the head of
the PROSTATE man, crushing his skull and
fearfully mutlating the face and neck.
The fatal occurrence was witnessed by a
half dozed Mortified people, who at once
ran to the assistance of Mr.. Hartley.
When carried into an adjoining house he
was unconscious and died in few
minutes. ...
The John S. Davis Threshing Machine
Manufacturing Co., of Davenport, have
filed articles Of incorporation with the
Auditor of State. Capital stock, 800, 900;
shares 500. Incorporators are Lewis IL.
Davis and Frank V. Days
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Muscatine, in the interest Of more
railroads. 1t was unanimously voted to
take steps to vote q tax of % cents to be
paid to any trunk line that will build into
Muscatine. The tax will amount to $50,
900.
Orson Roberts, bachelor Of about 90
years, residing eight miles southeast OF
Fit Dodge, committed suicide April ~,
by hanging. As he was in good circum.
stances he is thought to have committed
the deed while laboring under temper.
airy fit of insanity.
Pete Froelich, the murderer of Mund-
brood, has been convicted again of man.
slaughter in the district court at Marion.
He was granted a rehearing by the
supreme court on technicality. His
sentence will probably be the same as be-
fore.
The lawyers and the courts have made
the two Rainsbcrgers cost Hardin county
$4,000
The Polk county commissioners have
contracted for three steel cells with ca
pacity for eighteen prisoners for the new
Jail at Des Moines.
Des Moines is harboring a boom of
moderate dimensions.
Fairfield is raising $25, 900 to develope
manufactures in that city.
The International distillery at Des
Moines, will be closed by Mr.. Kidd on
May 18th, its capacity having been sold
to the pool for $50, 900 per annum, pay.
able monthly.
A man in Des Moines slapped his own
and neighbours child for quareling and
was arrested for assault and battery. he
claimed that he meant not to hurt the
neighbours boy: the attorneys on the
other side offered to prove the contrary,
but waived further proceedings on his
paying fine and costs amounting to SIS.
He paid the money cheerfully remark
ing that it was ''just $3.50 slap"
Muscatine is endeavoring to pierce the
surrounding gloom by offering premiums
for railroads and factories.
Judge Labour, of Des Moines, sneaked
out of town last week ostensibly to wit
ness the base ball match in Omaha, but a
deficiency of $4,000 in his accounts has
scattered the behalf that he has taken
summer quarters in the Queens domin-
ions The judge is one Of the many pa
triots who will represent Uncle Sam at
the jubilee festivities.
Prof. Charles Asmead Schaeffer, who
..as been elected President of the State
University, is 43 years of age He is a
man of ripe scholarship and large expert.
ence- in the field of education, having
been a professor in Union college and
Cornell university for fully IS years, oc-
cupying the highest rank as teacher and
administrator
The Governor has been informed that
certain parties are taking steps to pre-
empt the ground upon which the peniten.
tiary at Fort Madison is located, and he
Is busy looking up the title of the State
to that ground. The ground was decided
20 the Territory of Iowa by the owners
in 1889. and the title was quieted by
a deed to the State by the municipal Off
GERS of Fort Madison in 1851, and the
title of the State was thought to be per
feet The ground compriscs ahout ten